Chapter 1365 The Hat's Little Thoughts
Jia Zhang was about to take off her water skirt as she spoke. Now she saw through it! This was deliberately targeting her...
"If you don't want me to have a feast, just say so. You're playing this game again...trying to make me do hard labor, aren't you?"
When Qiangzi saw that Jia Zhang was about to give up again, he hurriedly grabbed her.
"Sister Zhang, don't be impulsive. This is not a feast for ordinary residents. You can't just say you don't want to eat... Just now, several tables of government officials from the next door courtyard came. When I went to deliver teapots, I heard that there were also cadres! If we don't eat now... your previous behavior will be in vain."
At that time, Jia Zhang was the first to point out that people couldn't eat and drink for free, and she also demanded a gift of two dollars...
She was so excited that she wanted to drag everyone else into the water, but now the old Xu couple are even more ruthless than her. They want to drag everyone into the frying pan! Drag everyone in the hospital out and fry them...
In fact, Jia Zhang didn't want to leave now. She just saw the pots and pots of chicken, fish, meat and eggs in the kitchen. Just looking at them made her feel hungry...
The things that Jia Zhang saw could not be obtained by Guo Da Piezi and Qiangzi alone. Lin Chen arranged for the Zhu brothers to secretly sell them to them...
Lin Chen thought that the people in the courtyard didn't matter, but mainly the friends of the Xiang family and the guests from the district... they couldn't be too shabby, otherwise the wife would lose face. So he had already arranged it before leaving...
Jia Zhang looked at Qiangzi with a sad face: "What if we don't leave? Do we have to pay five yuan too? I don't have any money..."
The two dollars that Jia Zhangshi was able to contribute was already half of Yi Zhonghai's sponsorship. Now if she were asked to contribute another three dollars... that would be the end of her life.
Qiangzi was still trying to persuade his wife, and many people in the Central Court were already rolling their eyes at Lao Xu...
Lin Chen also didn't expect that Lao Xu would try to curry favor with the cadres despite the criticism he received.
"Everyone can do what they can. As long as the intention is there, it doesn't matter how much the gift money is... Old Yan, please give me and Director Bai our share..."
Now all the poor families in the courtyard have moved away, and every household has surplus food... Five yuan is nothing at all. Old Xu has taken the lead, and no one else can be less than the Xu family.
"It's okay, Brother Lin. Today is different from the past... Not only are there people from our courtyard, but there are also comrades from the district. It's just right for the guests to see the strength of our civilized courtyard..."
Others are just trying to look fat, but Liu Haizhong is already fat without any need for any help...
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai had already started to curse inwardly. Now the good guys were being treated as such by these bastards. He had already fallen to the point where he had no right to speak. What was going on?
Not to mention Sha Zhu and the others who also paid five dollars, even Qiao Yicheng and his wife who came back specifically to sit at the table did the same.
Xia Dongmei, who came back with them, didn't expect that the residents of the courtyard house would be so cruel. When her cousin got married last year, her family didn't even give a five-dollar gift... Fortunately, she doesn't live here, otherwise she would really be no match for these people.
Since Sha Zhu and the others were busy in the kitchen, Li Danniu and the other women who came to pay their respects all looked at Lao Xu with a displeased look.
It was agreed that young people would only pay two yuan like Jia Zhangshi, but now they have doubled the amount. This is outrageous... If another family had hosted the banquet today, Li Danniu would have cut off her friendship with Lao Xu...
What this tiger woman doesn’t know is that once they change homes, Lao Xu won’t play like this anymore!
In the kitchen, Jia Zhang and Qiangzi were still hesitating. Now Jia Zhang could only trick Qiangzi into paying the remaining half.
Qiangzi is not stupid. If he wants to pay, he must put his name on the gift list. He can't put Jia Zhangshi on it... He wants to have his own house in the courtyard.
"Sister Zhang, do you think this is okay? You don't have to change your surname to Zhu Zhang. But if I have to pay, you must put my name, Zhu Daqiang, on the gift list. Is this request not too much?"
Jia Zhang thought that as long as she didn't have to pay, you can remember whoever you want...she'll just consider it as spending one dollar for each seat.
"Okay, okay, I agree! Go quickly! The closer your name is to the front, the more prestigious you will be... Don't queue up behind those bastards..."
Qiangzi has always wanted to get rid of the label of being in cahoots with the Jia family, and now is the first step.
Not only did Jia Dongxu and his wife not allow Jia Zhang to take Qiangzi's surname, they even had to remember Jia Zhang's name when they separated and presented the ceremony... Qiangzi's status in the Jia family was not even as high as Bang Geng's.
Now that he had obtained Jia Zhang's consent, Qiangzi happily ran to the gift table. If there was a dispute over the separation of the family in the future, he would have another excuse...
backyard
A group of young girls and wives were playing at the Lin family. When Xiang Nanfang heard about what happened in the Central Courtyard, he frowned slightly.
How could a little girl like Xiang Nanfang understand these things? Besides, her colleague only gave a one-dollar gift... What is going on suddenly with these people in the hospital?
"Sister Bai Ling, this is too much, right? Will someone report me for taking advantage of the opportunity to make money..."
Bai Ling didn't know what the people in the courtyard were up to, but since Lin Chen didn't stop them... let them do what they wanted. As for reporting, there was no need to worry at all. Not to mention reporting to the district, even if it was reported to the city...
"What's the big deal? How can it be bigger than our family's business? Your brother Lin Chen knows his limits. If it's really inappropriate, he would have stopped it long ago. Don't worry about it..."
With Bai Ling's comfort, Xiang Nanfang didn't take it to heart. At worst, he could just donate it himself...
11:00 noon
Under Lin Chen's arrangement, Liu Haizhong also held a ceremony for Xiang Nanfang...
At first, Liu Haizhong thought that since the man was not in Sijiu City, the ceremony would be skipped! However, when Lin Chen said that the procedure could not be omitted, Erpang immediately held it.
As the ceremony ended, there was applause from the audience...Yan Bugui kept staring at Lao Xu in the crowd.
Today is the most expensive feast that the Yan family father and son have ever had in their lives. Old Yan is feeling very upset!
After Liu Haizhong suppressed everyone's applause...
"Now everyone find your seats, we'll start the meal right away. Everyone must eat and drink well today..."
Every family has spent a huge amount of money, so who wouldn’t want to eat a few more bites... Today is Director Xiang’s wedding banquet, and no one wants to cause trouble.
Lao Xu also knew that he had offended someone, so as soon as he sat down, he started to complain to Yan Bugui and others... Everything was for the children, and he asked everyone to be more patient.
"Don't worry, Old Yan. When Damao comes back from the hospital...how about I set up a few tables? I'm really sorry for everyone today..."
He Daqing didn't wait for Yan Bugui to speak, and immediately took over the conversation. After all, they are still allies now...
"Okay, okay, we all understand what Lao Xu means... Besides, we are here to thank Director Xiang for his help last time! Any amount of gift money is reasonable... When Damao comes back, we won't leave until we are drunk."
Now that the two guys have said this, the others can’t say anything even if they are angry... What if Director Xiang misunderstands?
Now everyone is in a happy mood and looks willing. Not only can we not bully Lao Xu today... we must also praise him for doing a great job.
Everyone knows that Lao Xuke often does bad things behind the scenes. If anyone shows displeasure now... he will tell on them at night.
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